Ronald Toussaint just bought a new dress for his daughter Ariell to wear to prom. But now it looks like she won't be wearing it."She's actually pretty upset," Toussaint said. "It's my job to dress it up and make it good. I've been trying to do that on one hand while fighting on the other hand."Ariell is a senior at Fayette County High School in Georgia. Ronald said he was honored when Ariell asked him to be her date to prom, telling her father that he is "the best man she knows."But when the school's principal and superintendent found out, they said no. According to their policy, prom dates may be no younger than 9th grade and no older than 20. Ronald said his daughter's request is not unheard of, as there are numerous stories of fathers taking their daughters to prom, along with several celebrities and athletes, all over 20, taking teenagers to the big dance."It should be my child comes first, right?" Toussaint said. "And whatever she needs. If she needs me to come to the prom with her, it makes her feel comfortable, then that should be fine."

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. —

Ronald Toussaint just bought a new dress for his daughter Ariell to wear to prom. But now it looks like she won't be wearing it.

"She's actually pretty upset," Toussaint said. "It's my job to dress it up and make it good. I've been trying to do that on one hand while fighting on the other hand."

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Ariell is a senior at Fayette County High School in Georgia. Ronald said he was honored when Ariell asked him to be her date to prom, telling her father that he is "the best man she knows."

But when the school's principal and superintendent found out, they said no. According to their policy, prom dates may be no younger than 9th grade and no older than 20.

Ronald said his daughter's request is not unheard of, as there are numerous stories of fathers taking their daughters to prom, along with several celebrities and athletes, all over 20, taking teenagers to the big dance.

"It should be my child comes first, right?" Toussaint said. "And whatever she needs. If she needs me to come to the prom with her, it makes her feel comfortable, then that should be fine."